Volume 1: A sound on Wall Street, Xinxiang City is busy copying books Chapter 101: Betting Begins
Subtitle of this chapter: Okay, Murong is also gambling!
The Jewish professor was quite talkative, and he spoke for the entire class until all the students showed an impatient look, some of them kept looking at their watches, and some coughed loudly. Our Master Yuan listened with great interest, thinking about how to scold those fools in the future.
It was not until someone couldn't help but stand up and protest that Professor Klein stopped talking and walked out angrily with the campaign advertisement.
After he left, the students in the room got up one after another and went outside the classroom to relax.
Yuan Yan stood up suddenly and twisted her neck, then patted her good friend on the shoulder and said, "Louis, the class is over. Let's go out and get some fresh air."
Mr. Baker, who had been concentrating on watching "Detective Dee" for a whole class, looked up in surprise and said, "Ah, it's over? No, I haven't finished it yet!"
Our Master Yuan said helplessly: "I've given you the books, can you take your time reading them? Come on, let's go out and smoke a cigarette together."
“Okay then.” The detective novel enthusiast reluctantly put down the detective novel set in the Tang Dynasty of China, turned around and gave the “author” a thumbs up, saying, “Neo, your book is really great!”
"Haha, thank you for the compliment." Yuan Yan suddenly forced an embarrassed expression and then asked, "By the way, do you have any connections at The Atlantic Monthly? I want to submit this novel there."
Our Master Yuan also investigated the American publishing market in 1920, and of course he knew that the most respected magazine now is "Atanlatic", which was founded in 1857.
The founders of this magazine were a group of conservative scholars who were concerned about the fact that American culture lagged behind that of Europe at the time, so they founded this magazine and called it "a magazine about literature, politics, science and art."
By the beginning of the 20th century, The Atlantic Monthly had become one of the must-read publications for the elite. Both Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt chose this magazine to publish their important political essays, which shows how great its influence was.
If Di Gong An could be published in this magazine, our Master Yuan could copy it. He believed that this book could at least attract some elites who were curious about China. So even though he knew the hope was not great, he still asked this question.
"The Atlantic Monthly? That's in Boston, and your novel isn't very suitable for that place. But I do know Mr. Pulitzer of the World, and they should also have a literary journal. If this novel is published there, I think there is a good chance."
"The World ... Mr. Pulitzer Jr. ... I have heard of it..."
For Yuan Hongjian in the 21st century, the American Le Monde is definitely not as famous as the French newspaper of the same name. In fact, this newspaper will go bankrupt in a dozen years.
But Pulitzer, or more precisely, Joseph Pulitzer, is a name that is well-known. The Pulitzer Prize named after him is as important in the news and cultural circles as the Oscars are in the film industry. But he passed away in 1911, and now his son Herbert Pulitzer is in charge of the World.
Our Master Yuan is still a fledgling new writer. So for him, Le Monde is at least a famous newspaper... well, its literary supplement is much better than Le Monde des Femmes.
So he said very happily: "That's great! I'm counting on you. Don't worry, Louis, as long as they can be published there, I will write a few more."
Upon hearing this, the detective novel lover also said excitedly: "Neo, are you serious? Well, just for your promise, I have to talk to Uncle Herbert. You won't lie, right?"
"The oath we Seris swore can be exchanged for a thousand ounces of gold!"
The two of chatted and laughed until they came to the porch outside the classroom, where master's students from Stern College were chatting.
"In this election, the Democrats will definitely lose by more than a hundred votes."
"It can't be that many. The 1916 election was so close. This time, the outcome will probably be within fifty votes."
"Fifty votes?! You are so naive. I estimate it to be more than a hundred and fifty votes!"
"One hundred and fifty votes is too much of an exaggeration. I would say it's only about a hundred votes."
"If you don't believe me, we can make a bet."
"Let's bet, just name a number..."
Well, anyone who knows a little about the US election knows that they are talking about "electoral votes."
Contrary to popular belief, the US presidential election is not a direct election in theory, but an indirect election. According to election rules, each state has an electoral college, and the number of electors in each state is initially equal to the total number of senators and representatives in Congress. Small states such as Alaska, Delaware and Wyoming also have at least three.
Whichever party wins based on the number of votes cast by registered voters in the state will have the power to organize the state's electoral college. However, it is worth noting that this electoral college is not symbolic, and their voting results can actually be contrary to the voters' voting intentions.
In fact, the fundamental purpose of this system is to guard against "Caesar" and "Napoleon", or more precisely, to target the fools who put such political leaders with strong charisma on the presidency.
If there is a presidential candidate who is popular with the whole nation but does not conform to the interests of the elites, then the American political elites can use this system to "filter" this guy out. Therefore, it is possible for "disloyal electors" to appear in the electoral college, that is, electors who do not vote for their party.
Therefore, the Electoral College system is not about putting tyrants in a cage, but about preventing tyrants from coming to power.
One side effect of the "Electoral College" system is that a presidential candidate supported by more than half of the voters may lose the electoral votes. In the 2016 election, our Emperor Trump had 1.5 million fewer votes than Hillary, but he still won the presidency with the advantage of electoral votes.
However, compared to 538 electoral votes in 2016, there were 7 fewer votes in 1920, only 531.
When they arrived, the atmosphere among the twenty or so economics students was already extremely lively.
Then someone said, "Okay, okay, since we want to gamble, let's be more formal. Who will be the banker?"
"I think it would be better to...Mr. Louis Baker."
"Yes, yes, Louis, why don't you be the banker?"
When the others saw these two people coming, their eyes lit up, of course, because of the Baker family.
Like his grandfather, this detective novel fan is also a good-natured man with a good temper. Hearing this, he laughed and said, "Since everyone is so interested, I will be the banker. Let's make a deal first. It's only 150 tickets, and the bet cannot exceed... um, one hundred dollars, and I won't take any commission."
“I agree!”
"agree!"
"Then I'll take a chance too."
"Come on, come on, I'll write the betting ticket."
When Mr. Baker said this, everyone naturally responded loudly.
He turned around and said to Yuan Yan suddenly and warmly: "Nio, do you want to play?"
